Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Snout blunt; dorsal head profile smoothly rounded. Chin barbel absent. First dorsal fin appearing as a single, elongate ray, widely separated from the second dorsal fin. Ventral light organ absent. Color generally pale, variously reported as pink-tan with spots, silvery with a spot on side of the head and a yellow lateral stripe.

Common Names

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Ahuru , English , New Zealand

Ahuru , English , Global

单指鳕 , Mandarin Chinese , China

單指鱈 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Aahuru , Maori , New Zealand

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gadiformes

Family: Moridae

Genus: Auchenoceros

Species: Auchenoceros punctatus (Hutton, 1873)

Climate Zone

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Subtropical

Location

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Southwest Pacific: east coast of New Zealand southward; also in the Cook Strait.

Biology

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Over sandy and muddy bottoms in inshore waters to depths of 420 m. Possibly an important forage fish for commercial species. Minimum depth reported from Ref. 57178.

Habitat

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oceanic